About the Journal
Call for Papers
We are now accepting submissions for Issue 3 (Winter 2025) edition of the SJLC. Details on our submissions guidelines and the submission portal can be found here: Submissions
Call for Editors and Peer Reviewers
We are now recruiting students to be involved as editors and peer reviewers for issue 3 (2025) of the journal. Those interested should visit the links below or email lawjournal@sunderland.ac.uk for more information.
The SJLC
The Sunderland Journal of Law and Criminology provides students with an opportunity to present their work to faculty members and peers, and aims to invigorate both undergraduate and postgraduate law and criminology students’ active participation in the community of socio-legal research. The Journal unites students and staff by helping students to engage in the publishing process with support and guidance from experienced members of academia.
The peer-reviewed, open-access journal, is devoted to socio-legal research and is a platform to publish notes, case comments and papers. The journal is also interested in any proposals to draft and/or amend the existing laws. Our law and criminology students are invited to submit papers, articles and case comments engaging with any area of law and criminology.
Current Issue
Foreword
I am pleased to introduce the second issue of the Sunderland Journal of Law and Criminology. Once again, I would like to thank our staff and student editors for all of their hard work in preparing this issue for publication. I would also like to extend my thanks to the students who took their time to peer review the articles and case note which appear in this issue, and for their very helpful and constructive feedback.
In this issue, we will explore the development of Zemiology in the first of three articles by criminology student, Joshua England. Next, Keeley Davidson will analyse how the criminal justice system is able to respond to domestic violence, evaluating its effectiveness. Sophie Pattison then reviews how social and personal factors can act as barriers to the desistance journey for offenders. Kayleigh Atkins then poses the question whether society can be just and fair when it criminalises protest. This article examines the impact of the Public Order Act 2023. Next are two more articles by Joshua England. First Joshua looks at media violence, its origins and its through the lens of zemiology and penology. This is followed by his evaluation of appropriate adult schemes when dealing with the needs of vulnerable women and ethnic minorities. We end with a case comment by Masters of Laws student, Nustratullah Nabeel Rahimi where he considers the consequences of the Court of Appeal’s decision to invalidate the UK’s Rwanda Policy on deporting asylum seekers under the Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership (MEDP). I would like to thank our authors for their hard work and choosing to publish in our journal. And I hope you, as our readers, enjoy reading this issue of the SJLC.
Zach Leggett (Editor in Chief)
